Skartados Concedes

The once-and-future Hudson Valley lawmaker just announced that the Democrat who ousted him two years ago, Assemblyman Frank Skartados, called him to concede the 100th AD race today after a court decision yesterday that upheld Kirwan’s 15-vote victory.

“I’m very excited to put this election behind me, and I look forward to working with my new Assembly colleagues to pass a responsible state budget and institute tough ethics reforms,” Kirwan said.

“Assemblyman Skartados was very gracious in his concession, congratulating me and wishing me the best. He stressed that if there was anything he could do to help expedite the transition process he would be more than happy to oblige.”